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No. 229,097. Patehte'd' June 22', 18 80."

WiTNESSES l BY A ATTORNEYS.

ILFETERS. PHOTO-UTHOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON, D. C.

i. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE H. OONANT AND'GEORGE E. CONANT, OF CAMDEN, NEW YORK.

KNOCKDOWN ROCKING-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,097, dated June 22, 1880.

Application filed November 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, EUGENE H. OoNANT and GEORGE 1*. OONANT, of Camden, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Knockdown ItockingGhairs, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the chair in a knockdown state.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish knockdown rockingchairs so constructed that they may be closed into compact shape for transportation and may be conveniently put together for use.

The invention consists in constructing a rocking-chair with its front posts pivoted at their upper ends to the upper parts of the rear posts, and connected at their lower parts by a pivoted round provided with upright bars to enter holes in the front round of the-seati'rame, the said seat-frame being pivoted at its rear corners to the rear posts, so that the chair may be closed by raising the seat-frame ofl the said upright bars, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A are the rear posts, which are connected at a little distance from their lower ends by a round, B.

The upper and middle parts of the posts A are connected by two rounds, O, to which, at a little distance from their ends, are attached two side bars, D.

The round 0 and bars D form the backframe. To the top round, G, are attached the lower ends of three (more or less) short uprights, E, to the upper ends of which is attached a short cross-bar, F, to form an ornamental top to the chair.

To the outer sides of the upper parts of the posts Aare pivoted'the upper ends of the for ward'posts, G. The posts G are inclined and slightly curved to bring their lower ends into proper position.

The lower ends of the posts A G, or tenons formed upon the said ends, enter holes in the rockers H.

The forward posts, G, at a little distance from their lower ends, have round holes formed through them to receive round tenonsformed upon the ends of the round I, which is secured in place by screws J, screwed into the ends of the said tenons through the holes in the said posts G.

To the round I are attached the lower ends of two short bars, K, which have round tenons formed upon their upper ends to enter holes in the lower side of the front round, L, of the seat-frame. To the roundL are attached the forward ends of two side bars, M, the rear ends of which are attached to a round, N. The two rounds L N and the two side bars, M, form the seat-frame. The rear round, N, of the seat-frame has round tenons formed upon its ends, which enter holes formed in the inner sides of the rear posts, A, a little below the lower round, G, of the back-frame.

With this construction, by detaching the rockers H and raising the forward round, L, of the seat-frame off the upper ends of the bars K, the chair can be closedinto a compact form for transportation, as shown in Fig. 2, and can be readily put together by the retail dealer or buyer, the various parts, with the exception of the rockers, being permanently connected together.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A knockdown rocking-chair on (ltachable rockers, having the front. posts, G, pivoted to the back posts, A, and connected by round I, and a seat hinged to the back and connected detachably with the round I by uprights K, as shown and described.

EUGENE H. OONANT. GEORGE E. OONANT.

Witnesses:

CURTIS J. WRIGHT, A. O. WooDRUFF. 

